Title: DR and Backup Lead
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: DR and Backup Lead
Job Location: Bangalore
Job Grade: 7-II
About Syngene : Syngene (www.syngeneintl.com) is an innovation-led contract research, development and manufacturing organization offering integrated scientific services from early discovery to commercial supply.
At Syngene, safety is at the heart of everything we do personally and professionally. Syngene has placed safety at par with business performance with shared responsibility and accountability, including following safety guidelines, procedures and SOPs, in letter and spirit
Mandatory expectation for all roles as per Syngene safety guidelines
• Overall adherence to safe practices and procedures of oneself and the teams aligned
• Contributing to development of procedures, practices and systems that ensures safe operations and compliance to company’s integrity & quality standards
• Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace at all times.
• Ensuring safety of self, teams and lab/plant by adhering to safety protocols and following environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace.
• Ensure all assigned mandatory trainings related to data integrity, health, and safety measures are completed on time by all members of the team including self
• Compliance to Syngene’ s quality standards at all times
Role Accountabilities
• Develop and implement backup and recovery strategies based on business requirements.
• Define backup policies, schedules, and retention periods in accordance with Syngene compliance requirements.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of backup infrastructure. Manage backup servers, storage, and related technologies.
• Monitor and execute routine backup and recovery operations. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to backup failures or data restoration.
• Ensure the security and confidentiality of backup data. Implement encryption and other security measures for stored backups.
• Lead and mentor a team of backup administrators.
• Collaborate with other IT teams to ensure a comprehensive recovery strategy.
• Lead the testing of disaster recovery plans. Ensures availability of data securely in primary, DR, and offsite locations.
• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and company policies. Participate in audits and provide necessary documentation
Syngene Values
All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values
• Excellence
• Integrity
• Professionalism
Specific requirements for this role
1. Experience: 8- 12 Yrs. experience in Backup/Restoration Platform (Commvault / Rubrik / Veritas and VEEAM Backup) with Windows Server Administration
2. Education: Bachelor Graduate in Computer Science with strong knowledge in Backup/Restoration Platforms.
Skills and Capabilities
• Experience in Commvault upgrades, Service Pack and Hotfix deployment
• Experience in managing the CommServe Software Cache and Remote Caches
• Produce regular reports for management to assist in cost recovery, capacity planning and consolidation
• Plan for Media rotation, Management and Offsite Movement Scheduling of New Backups/ Modify existing Jobs
• Expert in NAS Backup configurations and Backup troubleshooting and Restorations.
• Perform Periodical Image Restorations by Using VMWare Applications.
• Expert in Configure Endpoint Backups (Laptops, Desktops, Instrument Connected Systems) and Restorations.
• Perform Bare metal Image Restorations on workstations from system state backup.
• Handle backup failures, issues related to Commvault Catalog databases, Storage Units, Policies, De-Duplication etc.
• Knowledgeable in Commvault auditing, command line operations, logging, and reporting features
• Thorough understanding of Commvault policy-drive backup/restore architecture and best practices required